Exodus 3:1-6 – “Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb. ² The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. He looked, and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed! ³ So Moses thought, “I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?” ⁴ When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” ⁵ God said, “Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” ⁶ He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God today, Moses’s encounter with God at the burning bush challenged me.  Exodus 3 overflows with revelation, encouragement, and instruction.  In verse 6, God revealed His Name, “I AM.” That He is, “The” not “A” God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

In verse 7, we discover that God sees what is happening.  He hears our cries.  He knows our struggles.  In verse 8, we find that He also responds in Action.  We realize that if God sends us to do something, He goes with us to enable us to do it.  He never calls us anywhere. He will not go and does not provide all we need.

In Exodus 4:2, we receive the revelation that God uses what we have, not what we hope to have.  He is not waiting until something comes.  He uses us where we are with what we have.

God is the God of the Impossible.  Delays that involve waiting for something in the future are not trust.  

• Trust gives God access to what we have and who we are and depends on Him to turn the rod into a miracle. 
• Trust refuses to look at the present lack but instead looks at Him. 
• Trust is not based on a wishful dream but on God’s person, presence, and power.

Only as we totally surrender and trust can we see 2 Timothy 4:7-8 a reality in our lives.  The fight fought in the faith results in the finish God desires. A serious danger is that we fall prey to the spirit of 2 Timothy 4:3, following teachers and voices that say what we want to hear (good or bad). Deception grows out of fantasy.  God’s call will have God’s provision when pursued for God’s purpose. Moses resisted, but God insisted.

What is in your hand?  Not what will be in your hand when or if.  Who is God?  Let Him be God and give Him what you have, then watch what happens. Do we truly trust God, or are we trusting what we want God to do?